December 28, 2023 Japan’s JFE takes new tack to tame volatile coking coal prices Japan's No.2 steelmaker plans to buy more coking coal from the spot market to boost activity and make prices more transparent.
December 27, 2023 The biggest global mining news of 2023 A tumultuous year for the global mining industry: collapse of lithium prices, furious M&A activity, gold’s new record and state intervention in mining on a scale not seen in decades.
December 27, 2023 Replacing coal with biofuels in lime kilns not as ‘green’ as previously thought The different properties of biofuels pose serious challenges to the idea of reducing CO2 emissions from lime kilns, new research has found.
December 26, 2023 China issues rebuke over coal deaths, adds mines to favored list China’s regulator on Monday rebuked officials for two recent disasters at coal mines in Heilongjiang province that killed 23 people.
December 22, 2023 Germany to keep some coal units in service longer than expected Germany's energy regulator determined that “systematically relevant” coal plants need to be available as backup power sources in the event of an emergency.
December 22, 2023 Sumitomo names Ueno as next CEO, promising reform Shingo Ueno, 64, has played a pivotal role in leading Sumitomo's metals, resources and chemicals businesses.
December 20, 2023 Coal financing is still booming—led by China The amount of bank financing going to mining coal remains at surprisingly high levels.
December 20, 2023 Screen-printed, paper-based electrodes key to detecting heavy metals in humans, the environment Miniaturized electrochemical sensors prove effective in detecting toxic heavy metals in humans and natural environments.
December 19, 2023 Peabody to resume output at Australia coal mine next quarter North Goonyella has been closed since a 2018 fire.
December 17, 2023 Unknown suspects attack Glencore’s railway infrastructure in Colombia The railway infrastructure used by Glencore’s Cerrejón coal mine in Colombia was attacked with explosives.
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am
